Vehicle-wheel.



LE. MURRAY. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION HLED DEC,22 19H'.

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RES \Q THOMAS E. MURRAY, or New YORK, N. Y.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led December 22, 1914. Serial No. 878,486.

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Be it'known that 1, THOMAS E. MURRAY,

a citizen ol the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New vYork and State of New York,`have invented a certain ne7 and useful Improvementv in VehiclelVheels, of which the following is a speci- I licatlon. j

The invention relates to vehicle Wheels of sheet meta-l, formed in sections which are homogeneously united,i as by electrical welding.

T he invention has for its object to cheapen and simplify the manufacture, and consists in the construction hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a face elevation of my Wheel. Fig. 2 isy a diametral section, and Fig. 3 section of the parts of the hub.

Similar letters 'of reference indicate like parts;

yThe wheels is made Wholly of sheet metal,

is a similar and its several partsh -are homogeneously y united by Welding, preferably electrical. The hub is 4formed in .halves oi two plates A, B, each plate having semi-tubular circumferential projections C on its inturned circumferential edges. ln plate A is an in- 'Wardly projecting flange D, and in plate B is an outwardly projecting flange E. Seated upon flange D is an `annular box F. InA

order to complete the hub, the two plates A, B are brought together with their inturned edges in juxtaposition, the boX F being first placed upon the flange D, and then said plate edges are homogeneously united. rlhe walls of box F then meet the inner faces of plates A, B. To the outer face of flange E is homogeneously united a sleeve G, having 'at its outer eind a shouldered enlargement H which receives the runway' I of bearingballs J. A similar runway KY I balls L .is placed in flange D. Said balls bear upon the aXle (not shown) which eX- tends through the hub.

To the outer faces of the projections C are bntt-welded the inner ends of the tubular spokes M, the outer' ends of which are Welded in sockets N, in turn Welded to the inner periphery of the tire-rece1v1ng-rim 0.

with bearing- I This construction, produces ,a sheet metal vWheel which is exceedingly strong and lalso Patented May 18, loro.

cheaply land easilyl made. The meeting faces at the joints `between spokes and hub, and between the hub plates and sleeve G, can all be machined true before the Welding is done, thus insuring a connection practically as strong as the solid metal.

I claim:

1. A sheet metal wheel for vehicles, com# prising two hub plates having inturned cir- Acumferential edges and semi-tubular projec-l tions on s'aid edges, and tubular spokes; the

inturned edges of said plates being homogencously united and the edges of said projections being homogeneously' united `to form tubular projections and the said spokes being h omogeneously united at their ends to said tubular projections. l2. Avsheetmetal Wheel for vehicles, comprising'two hub plates having inturned cir 3. A sheet metal Wheel for vehicles, comprising two hub plates having inturned cirv cumi'erential edgesiand semi-tubular projec-l tions on said edges, a central tubular flange on one of said plates, tubular spokes, and a I sleeve; the inturned edges of said plates bel ing homogeneously united and said semitubular projections being homogeneously united to form tubular projections and said spokes being homogeneously united at ltheir inner endsto saidA tubular` projections and said sleeve being homogeneously united to said central tubular flange.

4u A. sheet metal Wheel for vehicles, coinprising two hub plates having inturned oircumferentiul edges and semi-tubular projec' tions on said edges, a central tubular flange on one or' said plates, and tubular spokes, the inturned edges of said plat'esbeing homogeneously unitedand said semi-tubular pro- .tubular projections', and wm annular box' x testimony whereof have affixed my signature m presence 0i @We wltnesses.

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